<h1><code ng:non-bindable="">textarea</code>
<span class="hint">(directive in module <code ng:non-bindable="">ng</code>
)</span>
</h1>
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    <h2 id="Description">Description</h2>

    <div class="description">
        <div class="ng-directive-page ng-directive-textarea-page"><p>HTML textarea element control with angular
            data-binding. The data-binding and validation
            properties of this element are exactly the same as those of the
            <a href="api/ng.directive:input"><code>input element</code></a>.</p></div>
    </div>
    <h2 id="Usage">Usage</h2>

    <div class="usage">This directive can be used as custom element, but be aware of <a href="guide/ie">IE
        restrictions</a>.as element:<pre class="prettyprint linenums">&lt;textarea
       ngModel="{string}"
       [name="{string}"]
       [required]
       [ngRequired="{string}"]
       [ngMinlength="{number}"]
       [ngMaxlength="{number}"]
       [ngPattern="{string}"]
       [ngChange="{string}"]&gt;
&lt;/textarea&gt;</pre>
        <h3 id="Parameters">Parameters</h3>
        <ul class="parameters">
            <li><code ng:non-bindable="">ngModel – {string} – </code>

                <div class="ng-directive-page ng-directive-textarea-page"><p>Assignable angular expression to data-bind
                    to.</p></div>
            </li>
            <li><code ng:non-bindable="">name<i>(optional)</i> – {string=} – </code>

                <div class="ng-directive-page ng-directive-textarea-page"><p>Property name of the form under which the
                    control is published.</p></div>
            </li>
            <li><code ng:non-bindable="">required<i>(optional)</i> – {string=} – </code>

                <div class="ng-directive-page ng-directive-textarea-page"><p>Sets <code>required</code> validation error
                    key if the value is not entered.</p></div>
            </li>
            <li><code ng:non-bindable="">ngRequired<i>(optional)</i> – {string=} – </code>

                <div class="ng-directive-page ng-directive-textarea-page"><p>Adds <code>required</code> attribute and
                    <code>required</code> validation constraint to
                    the element when the ngRequired expression evaluates to true. Use <code>ngRequired</code> instead of
                    <code>required</code> when you want to data-bind to the <code>required</code> attribute.</p></div>
            </li>
            <li><code ng:non-bindable="">ngMinlength<i>(optional)</i> – {number=} – </code>

                <div class="ng-directive-page ng-directive-textarea-page"><p>Sets <code>minlength</code> validation
                    error key if the value is shorter than
                    minlength.</p></div>
            </li>
            <li><code ng:non-bindable="">ngMaxlength<i>(optional)</i> – {number=} – </code>

                <div class="ng-directive-page ng-directive-textarea-page"><p>Sets <code>maxlength</code> validation
                    error key if the value is longer than
                    maxlength.</p></div>
            </li>
            <li><code ng:non-bindable="">ngPattern<i>(optional)</i> – {string=} – </code>

                <div class="ng-directive-page ng-directive-textarea-page"><p>Sets <code>pattern</code> validation error
                    key if the value does not match the
                    RegExp pattern expression. Expected value is <code>/regexp/</code> for inline patterns or <code>regexp</code>
                    for
                    patterns defined as scope expressions.</p></div>
            </li>
            <li><code ng:non-bindable="">ngChange<i>(optional)</i> – {string=} – </code>

                <div class="ng-directive-page ng-directive-textarea-page"><p>Angular expression to be executed when
                    input changes due to user
                    interaction with the input element.</p></div>
            </li>
        </ul>
    </div>
</div>
